Pulse   05/05/2014
Planning

Nevada The City of Las Vegas is taking public comments on its plans to build a modern contemporary art museum in the city's downtown arts district. The estimated $29-million project calls for a 35,000-sq-ft, structural-steel building with spaces for exhibitions, special events and retail. The museum also will feature interactive exhibits and a 15,000-sq-ft "Center for Creativity" educational space for visiting artists. Plans further call for 15,000 sq ft of outdoor landscaping, a sculpture garden and walking paths. A project delivery method has not yet been chosen. City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Scott Adams, Deputy City Manager, 425 Main St., Las Vegas, Nev. 89101-6318. DR#13-00677359.

Virginia Design work is underway on an office building in Alexandria. The Eisenhower Gateway East Office Building will have 14 floors and total 295,000 sq ft of floor space; further, the structural-steel building will have ground-level retail. PageSoutherlandPage has been selected as the architect. Estimated at between $25 million and $50 million in value, the project is awaiting the owner's notice to proceed. Lone Star Funds, Len Allen, 2711 N. Haskell Ave., Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75204-2922. DR#13-00634006.

Washington The City of Tacoma is in negotiations with Yareton Investment & Management, a developer, for construction of a hotel, adjacent to the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. The 300-room hotel will have 150 to 200 condominium residences, 10,000 to 60,000 sq ft of street-level retail space and a parking lot with a minimum of 400 spaces. The cost of the project has been estimated at between $25 million and $40 million. However, the construction schedule has yet to be announced. Yareton Investment & Management, LLC, 603 Stewart St., Seattle, Wash. 98101-1263. DR#14-00494370.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Louisiana Construction has begun at the Alexandria airport on a 400-bed Immigration Transfer Center. The project is being built by The Geo Group Inc. on behalf of U.S. Customs & Immigration Enforcement. A one-story, 71,000-sq-ft building with a reinforced-concrete frame, it will serve as a 72-hour detention facility for offenders entering or leaving the U.S. The project is a modification to an earlier contract for the nearby LaSalle Detention Facility. Scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014, the project intends to seek a LEED Silver environmental rating. The Geo Group Inc., Wayne H. Calabrese, President, 621 N.W. 53d St., Suite 700, Boca Raton, Fla. 33487-8242. DR#12-00674556.

Saskatchewan Sitework has begun on a new stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Regina Stadium will be a 33,000-seat stadium built on the site of the recently demolished Mosaic Stadium. PCL Construction was named, in March, as the preferred proponent for the design-build project and now is working with design firms HKS Architects and B+H Architects. The $278-million stadium will have an open-air design, with the option of later adding a roof. The stadium project is part of the larger Regina Revitalization Initiative, which also includes the conversion of a rail yard into commercial spaces and the redevelopment of an adjacent residential neighborhood. PCL Construction Management Inc., Kevin Krauss, Project Manager, 1433 First Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3B1. DR#12-004422558.

Bid, Proposal Dates

District of Columbia 5/14 DC Water is seeking a general contractor to build a new headquarters building. The design-build project calls for a new building to be constructed over the existing O Street pumping station. As the pumping station is not structurally able to support a new building, the headquarters must span the pumping station on all sides, with an independent structural system that will not compromise the existing foundation. The contract also requires the pumping station to remain in full operation during construction. The new building will consist of five additional stories, each with roughly 36,000 sq ft of floor space. The project's cost is estimated at $55 million, and the project is expected to seek LEED Platinum. DC Water, Ms. Senail Manley, 5000 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20032-5212l. DR#14-00479508.

New York 5/20 Empire State College is looking for bidders on an $11-million academic learning center in Monroe. The three-story, 33,000-sq-ft, structural-steel building will have offices, meeting areas and other support spaces. The project is expected to seek LEED certification and has requirements for MBE and WBE participation. SUNY Empire State College, Lloyd Woodcock, Assistant Director of Facilities, 111 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866-6048. DR# 08-00800199.

Hawaii 6/3 The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) is seeking bids for a new parking structure at the Pearl Highlands Station. The project, estimated to cost between $15 million and $25 million, consists of a parking structure with spaces for 1,600 cars and bays for six transit buses. The job includes an exit ramp connected to the adjacent H-2 Freeway. Roadway modifications are also a part of the contract and include sitework, utility relocation and other infrastructure work on the jobsite and along the nearby Kamehameha Highway. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit, 1099 Alakea St., Suite 1700, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4525. DR#14-00460190.